SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 18, 2013 — (PRNewswire) — �Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:
MXIM) today introduced the
MAX2580*, a single-chip multistandard RF to Bits® small cell radio transceiver. This
highly integrated solution requires very few external components to execute an all-band, multimode, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radio design. The MAX2580 design package also includes full system-level reference designs to shorten time to market. This RF transceiver is ideal for mobile operators planning residential, enterprise, or outdoor small cell deployments in their next-generation heterogeneous networks (
HetNet).

Anticipating the needs of next-generation HetNet solutions, the MAX2580 provides wideband frequency coverage with programmable channel bandwidths to support all LTE/3G bands and modes. In a single device, the MAX2580 integrates a complete 2x2 MIMO RF front-end, including fractional-N frequency synthesizers, high-speed data converters, and channel selection filters. Additionally, the MAX2580 features a standard JESD207 data interface to facilitate seamless connectivity with multicore LTE baseband processors.

Key Advantages

High-performance radio: supports all LTE bands from Band 1 to Band 41 with selectable channel bandwidths from 1.4MHz to 20MHz; supports FDD-LTE, TD-LTE and WCDMA modes; enables the full breadth of indoor and outdoor small cell solutions

Availability and Pricing
MAX2580 is the newest LTE/3G small cell transceiver following the
MAX2550-MAX2553 WCDMA and cdma2000® small cell transceivers. The MAX2580 is sampling now to qualified customers and will be available in the second half of 2013. For a hi-res image, click
here. Contact factory for pricing.

Mobile World Congress 2013
The MAX2580 will be on display at Maxim's stand at Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona, Spain on February 25-28. Maxim will be located in Hall 6 Stand 6G100. For more information, please visit
http://www.mobileworldcongress.com.

About Maxim Integrated At
Maxim Integrated, we put analog together in a way that sets our customers apart. In Fiscal 2012, we reported revenues of $2.4 billion.